Hugi & Mr Python

Daragoons, elephants, tigers & Cheeky Monkeys

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April 18th 2008
After a few days travelling we ended up in Gili air island, close to Lombok, Indonesia. Here we settled for a couple of nights, and sampled some of the fine cuisine. We heard of a liveaboard boat that heads east from Lombok, for 3 nights, catching some nice sights along on the way, but most importantly Komodo and Rinca islands, home to the legendary Komodo Dragon. A local travel agent showed us a ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Komodo

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more